Out to Sea (1997)

A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writer:

Robert Nelson Jacobs

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Lemmon	...	Herb Sullivan
Walter Matthau	...	Charlie Gordon
Dyan Cannon	...	Liz LaBreche
Gloria DeHaven	...	Vivian (as Gloria De Haven)
Brent Spiner	...	Gil Godwyn
Elaine Stritch	...	Mavis LaBreche
Hal Linden	...	Mac Valor
Donald O'Connor	...	Jonathan Devereaux
Edward Mulhare	...	Cullen Carswell
Rue McClanahan	...	Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
Alexandra Powers	...	Shelly
Sean O'Bryan	...	Allan
Esther Scott	...	Maria
Allan Rich	...	Sebastian
Estelle Harris	...	Bridget

Storyline

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | f rated | broad as slang for woman | cruise | brother in law | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to Rumba!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and sex-related humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walter Matthau was the oldest member of the main cast members.

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Goofs

Vivian is led to believe that Herb is a doctor, but when she finds out he isn't, she's upset that he lied to her. He explains later that it was Charlie that lied to her, but that isn't correct either. Charlie lied to the flight attendant and Vivian just happened to overhear it.

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Quotes

Liz LaBreche: My husband was in the oil business with my dad. If daddy trusted him, I figured I could trust him, too.
Charlie: So, what happened?
Liz LaBreche: Well, as it turned out, there were a lot of test wells he was drillin' on the side.
Charlie: Should've had him neutered.
Liz LaBreche: Oh, I did, ha ha. Except I used an attorney instead of a doctor.

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Crazy Credits

During the first part of the credits, the cast (singly and in pairs) dances; during the latter part, we see outtakes.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001)

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Soundtracks

The Hustle
(1975)
Written, Arranged, Conducted and Performed by Van McCoy
Produced by Hugo Peretti (as Hugo) & Luigi Creatore (as Luigi)
Courtesy of Amherst Records, Inc./PolyGram International
By Arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment

User Reviews

Decent enough comedy

I got a few laughs out of this one, more than a lot of other so called comedies. The big ship was a knockout and getting to see a lot of it's scenery was fun: as was getting to see some of Dyan Cannon's curves. This wasn't the height of Lemmon's and Mattheau's career, but it wasn't a total dog as some suggest.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Out to Sea

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,887,675, 6 July 1997

Gross USA:

$29,022,252

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,716,901

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1